Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died. He was 84.

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 0:58: Don Gier, 9/11 attacks, BR News, Nebraska

Notable quotes from "Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died. He was 84."

• Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died. He was 84 years old. NPR's Don Gier looks back at Cheny's long tenure as a Washington power player. Dick Cheney grew up in Nebraska, flunked out of Yale, but eventually headed back to.

  about Don Gier · at 0:00

• Destruction. No such weapons were ever found. Cheney, though, was unrepentant to the end. Don Gier and BR News.

  about BR News · at 0:48

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Don Gier — Person · 2 mentions · first at 0:02

Companies & orgs

• BR News — Company · 1 mention · first at 0:53
• Halliburton — Company · 1 mention
• NPR — Company · 1 mention
• Yale — Company · 1 mention

Concepts & topics

• 9/11 attacks — Concept · 1 mention · first at 0:40
  President and an unwavering proponent of an aggressive US military policy following the 9/11 attacks that included going to war in Iraq to confront Iraq's alleged possession of…
• Weapons of mass destruction — Concept · 1 mention · first at 0:46
  Following the 9/11 attacks that included going to war in Iraq to confront Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction. No such weapons were ever found. Cheney, though, was unrepentant to the end. Don Gier and BR News.

Places & events

• Washington — Place · 1 mention · first at 0:07
  Died. He was 84 years old. NPR's Don Gier looks back at Cheny's long tenure as a Washington power player. Dick Cheney grew up in Nebraska, flunked out of Yale, but eventually…
• Nebraska — Place · 1 mention · first at 0:09
  Gier looks back at Cheny's long tenure as a Washington power player. Dick Cheney grew up in Nebraska, flunked out of Yale, but eventually headed back to school. By age 34, he…
• Wyoming — Place · 1 mention · first at 0:19
  School. By age 34, he was chief of staff to President Gerald Ford. He won a congressional seat in Wyoming and later was defense secretary to President George HW Bush. After a…

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died. He was 84 years old. NPR's Don Gier looks back at Cheny's long tenure as a Washington power player. Dick Cheney grew up in Nebraska, flunked out of Yale, but eventually headed back to school. By age 34, he was chief of staff to President Gerald Ford. He won a congressional seat in Wyoming and later was defense secretary to President George HW Bush. After a stint as CEO of the energy firm Hallebertton, Cheney was named George W. Bush's running mate. He was an unusually influential vice president and an unwavering proponent of an aggressive US military policy following the 9/11 attacks that included going to war in Iraq to confront Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction. No such weapons were ever found. Cheney, though, was unrepentant to the end. Don Gier and BR News.

Questions about this episode

What is discussed in "Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died. He was 84."?

In order: 0:00 Don Gier, 9/11 attacks, BR News, Nebraska.

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The episode runs 1 min; the transcript is about 145 words.

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